lly</i> (q.v.). There is a belief that in order to bring
out the full flavour it should be stirred with a gum-stick.

<i>New Zealand tea</i>. Tea made of the leaves
of <i>Manuka</i> (q.v.). <i>See Tea</i>-tree.

<hw>Sweet-tea</hw>, or <hw>Botany-Bay tea</hw>, or
<i>Australian tea</i>. (Called also Native Sarsaparilla.
See <i>Sarsaparilla</i>.) A plant, <i>Smilax glycyphylla</i>,
Smith., <i>N.O. Liliaceae</i>.

1788. D. Considen, letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Nov. 18, in
`Historical Records of New South Wales,' vol. i. part ii.
p. 220:

"I have sent you some of the sweet tea of this country, which
I recommend, and is generally used by the marines and convicts.
As such it is a good anti-scorbutic, as well as a substitute
for that which is more costly."

1790. J. White, `Voyage to New South Wales,' p. 195:

"The sweet-tea, a creeping kind of vine . . . the taste is
sweet, exactly like the liquorice-root of the shops. Of this
the convicts and soldiers make an infusion which is tolerably
pleasant, and serves as no bad succedaneum for tea."

1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native Plants,' p. 203:

"`Sweet tea' . . . The decoction made from its leaves . . .
is similar in properties, but more pleasant in taste, than that
obtained from the roots of <i>S. officinalis</i>, or Jamaica
sarsaparilla. The herb is a common article of trade among
Sydney herbalists."

<hw>Tea-broom</hw>, <i>n</i>. a New Zealand name for the
<i>Tea-tree</i> (q.v.).

1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' [Notes] p. 505:

"Manuka. . . . The settlers often call it `tea-broom.'"

<hw>Teak</hw>, <i>n</i>. The original Teak is an East Indian
timber-tree, <i>Tectina grandis</i>, but the name has been
transferred to other trees in different parts of the world,
from a similarity in the hardness of their wood. In Australia,
it is given to <i>Dissiliaria baloghioides</i>, F. v. M.,
<i>N.O. Euphorbiaceae</i>; to <i>Endiandra glauca</i>, R. Br.,
<i>N.O. Leguminosae</i>; and to <i>Flindersia Bennettiana</i>,
F. v. M., <i>N.O. Meliaceae</i>. In New Zealand, it is
<i>Vitex littoralis</i>; Maori name, <i>Puriri</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Teal</hw>, <i>n</i>. the common English name given to the
small ducks of the genus <i>Querquedula</i>. In Australia, the
name is applied to <i>Anas castanea</i>, Eyton; and to the
<i>Grey Teal</i>, <i>A. gibberifrons</i>, Mull. See also
<i>Goose-teal</i>.

1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 291:

"Brown returned